I always rub out my flakes.
F&S never worked for me either.
F&S never worked for me either.
How do you prepare a flake?
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Picked some up today and had a similar experience. Plus I made a mess. Think I'm going to try cubing it up and see what happens...
I have yet to get good results from fold and stuff. I will try again tonight.
I fold and stuff although I think the baccy smokes better for me rubed out.
But who's got time to rub out their baccy? Not I!
But who's got time to rub out their baccy? Not I!
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I tried some rubbed out Capstan this afternoon, and it didn't seem to make a difference. This evening I tried the z pack with some Erinmore. That also didn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried cube cut yet.
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I find that when I break up a flake A. it's annoying B. the flavors are sharper and tends to burn hotter.
Let's just start by saying pizza was championed by Italians and they eat it with a knife and fork. 
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Back to reality: For me, my bowls are usually smaller so I will peel about a third off a flake. This amount is good for me as I like a looser packed bowl. I find it smokes better when not so tight. Fold it twice lengthwise into thirds, a gentle rub to expose some "kindling" and allow for some oxygen to promote burning, stuff her into the bowl and as Andrew says, rub a bit of loose bits on the top to get her started. That's pretty much my standard.
. Generally. Back to reality: For me, my bowls are usually smaller so I will peel about a third off a flake. This amount is good for me as I like a looser packed bowl. I find it smokes better when not so tight. Fold it twice lengthwise into thirds, a gentle rub to expose some "kindling" and allow for some oxygen to promote burning, stuff her into the bowl and as Andrew says, rub a bit of loose bits on the top to get her started. That's pretty much my standard.
B. Is true. You have to go slow on a broken flake, particularly Virginias. I'm personally happy with that as I like to go slow. Re: A. I like the ceremony.
I typically rub it out. However I am a fan of the old Mac Baren fold. I think I get a fuller flavor from rubbing the tobacco out. It's all about air flow. Too much and it gets too hot, not enough and it goes out.
I Z-Pack and but tend to rub out some outlying strands of the flake to sprinkle over the top as kindling to get everything started.
Used one of those paint-scraping razors to cube it up and definitely had less trouble. I think I cubed it too small though because the draw was weak and I didn't even pack it, just dropped it in.
Usually it's half a rub out. Just enough to separate the flake without rolling up the ribbons, then I stuff it. Fold and stuff works sometimes for me and I've tried the Z, but I have not tried the cube method. Will give it a go now that I've heard of it. You always learn something here. 
Fold and stuff mostly, but I'll rub out or cube cut once in awhile.
Ask the youtubes.....type in the search, "how to fill a pipe with flake tobacco." They do a good job.....
